Captain Blackman
a novel
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Author
Publication
1988 - Thunder's Mouth Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
84,000 words, Guess
Page Count
336 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2033787M
- Internet Archivecaptainblackmann0000will
- ISBN-100938410687
- ISBN-139780938410683
- Goodreads1602933
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number88009748
- Better World Books9780938410683
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3573.I4495 C3 1988
- LCCPS3573.I4495C3 1988
Description
"John A. Williams is exhaustive and accurate in his historical research of the significant role played by African Americans in the military. Captain Blackman is a U.S. soldier in Vietnam who becomes seriously wounded. As he drifts in and out of consciousness he hallucinates back in time as a soldier in each of America's wars from 1775 to 1975."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
The AK-47s were chewing up everything.
Subjects
Topics
Genres
- Fiction
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- Captain Blackman: a novel
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